Top Voting Rights News & Analysis

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'Rogue governor' scenario spooks senators working to prevent stolen elections (Adam Edelman and Peter Nicholas / NBC News) - May 5 “Lawmakers and experts working to prevent stolen elections are sounding the alarm about a scenario they say is both worrisome and foreseeable in 2024 should Donald Trump run: swing-state governors beholden to the former president invoking arcane powers to throw the election his way.”

Quoted: “If the election is close and will turn on the outcome of a handful of states, there are reasons to worry about this in the climate we’re in now that partisan actors will seek to manipulate the outcome for partisan reasons, rather than adhering to the lawful outcome of the election,” said elections expert Rick Pildes, a New York University law professor.

What Else Is Happening?

Here are other important local, state, and federal stories shaping the narrative around voting rights.

In the states

ALABAMA
A church at the heart of Selma's 1965 voting rights march is an endangered place (AP) - May 4

GEORGIA
In race for Georgia's election chief, it's all about Trump and 2020 (Joseph Ax / Reuters) - May 5

MISSOURI
Missouri lawmakers aim to require photo ID, two weeks of early voting in elections bill (Galen Bacharier / Springfield News-Leader) - May 5

NEW YORK
Judge won’t revive NY political maps that favored Democrats (Marina Villeneuve / AP) - May 4

PENNSYLVANIA
Pa. voters, buffeted by election fraud claims, aren't happy with how elections are run, new F&M poll finds (Brad Bumstead / Lancaster Online) - May 5

Commentary

Opinions, editorials and letters to the editor.

Fact Checks

Claims that the 2020 election was stolen are still false (Jill Terreri Ramos / Politifact) - May 4

Opinions

Virginia Democrats have no excuse on voting rights (Norman Leahy / WaPo) - May 4

Could Missouri be next for an 'election police' force? Florida bill is paving the way (David Rosman / Columbian Missourian) - May 4

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In Case You Missed It

Roe is in jeopardy, and it’s a voting rights issue (Ray Levy Uyeda / Mic) - May 4

How new voting restrictions threaten ballot access for disabled voters (Fredreka Schouten Kelly Mena / CNN) - May 3

DHS watchdog says Trump's acting DHS secretary changed intel report on Russian interference in 2020 election (CBS News) - May 4

Another GOP voter gets a light sentence after committing fraud (Steve Benen / MSNBC) - May 3

Also, Check Out

Dems grasp for a foothold on voter anger over abortion (Sarah Ferris / Politico) - May 5

Can abortion galvanize Latino Democratic and Republican voters? (Suzanne Gamboa, Nicole Acevedo and Carmen Sesin / NBC News) - May 4

Roe leak reshapes election campaigns for Democrats (Axios) - May 4